Formulas · Transform Phlegm 化痰 · Uihak Immun (醫學入門)

Normalize the Qi and Guide Out Phlegm Decoction

Sungidodam-tang

한글 순기도담탕 · Pinyin Shun Qi Dao Tan Tang

順氣導痰湯

Composition 構成

Banha Ban Xia
半夏 반하 · Pinellia

4 g
Chief 君
Namseong Tian Nan Xing
天南星 천남성 · Arisaema

4 g
Deputy 臣
Baekbokryeong Fu Ling
白茯苓 백복령 · Poria (white)

4 g
Deputy 臣
Jisil Zhi Shi
枳實 지실 · Immature Bitter Orange

4 g
Assistant 佐
Jinpi Chen Pi
陳皮 진피 · Aged Tangerine Peel

4 g
Assistant 佐
Hyangbuja Xiang Fu
香附子 향부자 · Cyperus

4 g
Assistant 佐
Oyak Wu Yao
烏藥 오약 · Lindera

4 g
Assistant 佐
Mokhyang Mu Xiang
木香 목향 · Costus Root

2 g
Assistant 佐
Chimhyang Chen Xiang
沈香 침향 · Agarwood

2 g
Assistant 佐
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

10 g
Envoy 使 5 slices
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

2 g
Envoy 使

Total 44 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Normalizes the qi and guides out phlegm
Downbears counterflow and frees the chest

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Qi phlegm — phlegm stirred by qi
Phlegm rising with the qi
Chest and diaphragm oppression

Biomedical correlates

Stress-aggravated phlegm cough
Functional chest oppression

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

半夏ㆍ南星ㆍ茯苓ㆍ枳實ㆍ陳皮ㆍ香附子ㆍ烏藥各一錢, 木香ㆍ沈香ㆍ甘草各五分. 右剉, 作一貼, 薑五片, 煎服. 《入門》

Translation

Pinellia, arisaema, poria, bitter orange, tangerine peel, cyperus and lindera 1 don each; costus, aloeswood and licorice 5 pun each. Cut up, make one packet, add 5 slices of ginger, decoct and take. — Uihak Immun 入門 (Donguibogam · Damum)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Dodam-tang with a full qi-moving layer set on top: cyperus, lindera, costus and aloeswood, four medicinals that move qi at four different depths. The treatment principle stated at the head of this section is the reason — in treating phlegm, normalizing the qi comes first and guiding it out comes second. Where the qi is the mover, this formula; where fire is the mover, Clear Heat and Guide Out Phlegm Decoction; where damp is the mover, plain Dodam-tang. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.